<p>Knock yourselves out; share anything you want. Good and bad things.</p>
<p>I'm a parent who went to Cornell a long time ago, but I think what I'm going to say is still valid.</p>
<p>Cornell has everything you could possibly want, but opportunities won't find you. You have to seek them out.</p>
<p>When I was a Cornell student, I wanted to get involved in undergrad research. But my advisor never mentioned research opportunities to me at our regular meetings twice a semester. I figured that if I had been a good enough student to be eligible to do research, he would have brought up the topic. Since he didn't bring it up, I thought that I must not be good enough, and that it would be really obnoxious of me to ask. So I didn't ask.</p>
<p>What I did was wrong, wrong, WRONG. Later on, I found out that a lot of people less qualified than me were doing research, and most of them brought up the topic with their advisors or other professors on their own. I missed an opportunity that I really wanted because I didn't quite understand how Cornell works.</p>
<p>that all of the myths revolving around the school and the student body were false. There was a thread recently about something like the "top 10 myths about Cornell" and it highlighted all of them perfectly. I really thought it'd be a tough and competitive environment (even though students here on CC said it wouldn't be) ... but they were right!</p>
<p>second thing ... I wish i knew before hand how lucky I was to have been accepted to a place like this and to have the incredible opportunities that I do. Now, I do realize this.</p>
<p>i wish i knew more about opportunities in high school. a lot of people came in with experience from activities offered from their schools, or even stupid things like having a resume made already and such. my high school was relatively small and didn't offer/suggest things like that, so i felt behind when i got here.</p>
<p>i also wish i knew the social scene a little more before i made my decision.</p>
<p>any regrets? and what about the social scene did you wish you knew?</p>
<p>I wish I knew how nasty drinking beast really was.</p>
<p>Don't miss the wines class in the hotel school. You'll be amazed at how fun it is at the time, and at how useful it is throughout your life.</p>
<p>in terms of the social scene, i wish i had known how big the greek life is (33%). i personally don't like the greek life at all, but it has made a lot of people happy and works for a lot of people. don't discredit cornell just because of that- i'm just one person with one opinion.</p>
<p>What do you guys think of greek life for a junior transfer? I'm definitely not getting involved because I'm too old, but once people turn 21, do they get away from the greek scene?</p>
<p>Uh...I kind of am a newbie at all this college stuff. What is a greek life or scene exactly?</p>
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Uh...I kind of am a newbie at all this college stuff. What is a greek life or scene exactly?
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Greek life refers to the number of people from Greece</p>
<p>Haha good one y17k</p>
<p>lol...its frats and sororities</p>
<p>I wish I had the guts to take the challenging courses, in and out of my major fields of interest, that made me concerned I would not get the "A's" I too strongly coveted. I don't think anyone could quarrel that there is a greater wealth of terrific classes in a broader range of disciplines at Cornell than at any other school in the world. Branch out. If you are a humanities type, take the odd course in the Ag school, or HumEc. Maybe urban planning. Or an engineering course. If you are an engineer, take an upper level Shakespeare course. Take pomology. Take astronomy. You won't regret it.</p>
<p>redcrimblue,
Can you take any classes on a pass/fail basis? What about those that are outside of your major and that don't fulfill distribution requirements?</p>
<p>I don't know what those specific requirements are for pass/fail opportunities. I was able to take biology pass/fail, and was admittedly darn glad to pass it! There are still only minimal distribution requirements (and most majors can be satisfied with fewer than half of your credit hours) and therefore great opportunities to take a wide variety of classes.</p>
<p>the pass/fail option is a nice alternative that invites students to take other interesting courses without having to worry about that C on the GPA.</p>
<p>is it a good option, pass/fail? what does that say to future employers or grad schools if u have a good amount of pass/fail?</p>
<p>well, you're limited to the number of classes you can take pass/fail and you can't take any required courses (and possibly electives needed for your major) pass/fail. It's really only used for students who want to explore some extra courses without the possibility of a punishing GPA.</p>
<p>I have a question about housing...</p>
<p>1.) If I choose to continue at the program house (HILC in my case), am I guranteed a place in my sophomore, junior and senior years?
2.) If I choose to take an apartment later during my stay, how expensive would it be? Is that advisable?
3.) I most probably will stay back at Cornell during Winter and Summer vacations...will I still get housing and can I do extra credits during this time?</p>